Placed 126 km north west of the Kurunegala, the Kalpitiya region is one of the most beautiful coastal areas located in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka.

Kalpitiya is a peninsular that separates the Puttalam lagoon from the Indian Ocean and is a marine sanctuary with a diversity of habitats ranging from bar reefs, flat coastal plains, saltpans, mangroves swamps, salt marshes and vast sand dune beaches.